Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-01

tn
| promise OF the day being fulfilled. The wind
grew lighter and warmer as it altered its direction
| during tie second reach, broad silver bars ap-
\ peared along the land horizon where the sun was
| breaking through, and against the dull and dis.
tanL bank OF clouds the sea fowl were to be seen
CURING Lines nsng ras d%gs
| swept In long, dim lines toward the breach now
swayed aside and the thirty or forty craft spread
ing over miles turned and followed the swIfter
! mare which had turned and doubled southwark.
AGAIN THE CHASE sTREANED OUT,
as the tall and ghostly leaders turned for third
time. and now the Thistle was so far In the rear
that the steamers swept by the Scotch yacht,
| whose owner borrowed an expedient from the VOL
unteer and hung out great strips OF canvas marked
.sPlease Keep or" and save once, when the Grand
| nothing to complain OF. Nor In this case was IL
| clear that harm had been done.
| ARoCNG THE srAKE-BoAT.
The tug Haviland, which ten minutes before the
| start had plunged into the mist with patent log
Keeling of 20 miles over her stern, came into sight
as the two boats neared the end Of their landward
! slope at 81 for the Volunteer and Al for the
| Thistle The drifting procession OF steamers
| spread out over the open sea in converging lines
rushing toward the futtering flag which marked
/ moderated, and botn vessels sent up their club
topsails, running them fiat on the windward side
without taking down the small topsails already in
place. The wind was still stiff enough to make it
| impossible TO hold the big topsailS up to their
work. and both shook from the time they were put
| up until the two yachts began to run before the
| wind. The desolate sea about the stakeboat grew
| thick with great steamers. Two Sea-going craft,
the Olivette and Guyandotte; three white iron
| Shrewsbury, st. John, Crystal Wave and city OF
Brooklyn, half dozen tugs, and sparse array Of
steam yachts; the Scotch Mohican, with very
quiet party on board to-day; the Alexandra, q
Canadian Yacht, with group OF tall young women,
who waved their sailor caps at every salute from
the rest OF the fleet, and the Tie, Kinda, Rest
less Magnolia, Vision COrsair Ibis OF Boston, and
a few more were there. The big boats grouped
themselves about the Hayiland and the Electra
commodore Gerry'S flagship. with the New York
Yacht Club committee on board.
THE START HoMEwARD.
The dull light, the hanging clouds, and tne driv-
ing rain robbed the scene OF Its interest as spec
taele, and the Volunteers long lead Of over miles
lett little spring to the race. Two short tackS and
ooat and fell Of before the breeze for the run
home. The Volunteers crew has been VIGOROUSLY
slow In handling Its spinnaker, and it was fortu-
nate that to-day In Its long lead minutes did not
count, for three or four were wasted in setting
sail which should be drawing in thirty seconds or
so. The boom was out at last, and then the sail
broke out like cloud Of smoke, round, smooth
but going like great cloud spread near the hort
ION, lying yellow In the fading light The balloon
J1btopsall was broken out at the same time, and
the Volunteer Started homeward the three enor-
nous sails-mainsai, balloon-jib, and spin
disseminating great funnel OF canvas, whose
breadth was nigh thrice the width OF Chestnut
street, and whose height would stand high among
the church steepleS or the city.
The Thistle needed three tacks to make the
Stakepoat, losing again by the "pinching" as the
cutter was squeezed past the Havtland barely
masking the turn The Volunteer turned at 90 :4OX
and the Thistle at Gala difference OF IA 49,
actual, or IA :4471 corrected time, IN reach or 20
miles 10 windward. This is a tremendous beating
for one boat 10 give another; above all, when one
enters the list as the Thistle did, under the broad
belief OF the public and private conviction of the
owners that she was, by heavy odds the better
boat.
THISTLE'S SLIGHT GAIN.
Twice in her English races the Thistle has
changed victory into defeat. She did very like
this to-day. Her elapsed time On the homeward
run was 1:54:12, and that of the Volunteer
:0654, so that the Volunteer beat her only by
2:541 on this rum Several minutes were lost by
the Volunteer in the delay over her Spinnaker and
the Thistle gained the advantage of feeling first
sGuall. which crept up behind the two boats. Nor
is there question that the Volunteer loses by
being boat poorly finished, her plates and rivets
leaving many rough place on her skin. without
allowing for these, she remains the swiftest boat
even running before the wind, but not as much
quicker as on windward work.
The shifting wind 10 the south made the Spinna-
ker OF doubtful advantage in the last half of this
run, and nrst the Thistle and later the Volunteer
took it in and finished under main-sail and bal
lOon-jib, which was all the vessels could hold and
| steer easily and keep full sails.
THE VOLUNTEER AGAIN WINS
neared the end. A lead OF 1om. SIS, the actual
lead with which the Volunteer closed is long
one measured in a stern chase. 1t meant that the
white and swelling cone or sail which the Thistle
turned TO her antagonist was dim and distant
thing when the Volunteer came sweeping down to
the lightShip, her great masses of canvas swelling
like round ivory under the steady breeze and the
water 1OaIning around her bows. Whistles and
cheers were all about as she crossed the line at
4:23.47, the most successful American champion
which mas ever defended the cup. Bunting ran I'D
diDDa1 Ofch
ensign on the tug chartered by the CaledOniOn
Club was set at half-maSt.
THE BEATEN BOAT CONES IN
AT 4:35.12 the Thistle crossed the line with the
kindly enthusiasm and acclaim Of which an Amer
lean crowd is never chary. Watching the broad
gap, 1t was hard TO believe that another struggle
could come In years, but Mr.. Chas. Williams the
London correspondent, says tonight that Mr.
White the COWeS yacht builder, Is anxious to try
his hand next year. The Thistle is understood to
be for sale. She cost about S3O, 600, and Is not
likely TO bring third OF the amount, IL she can
obtain that price. Vessels like the Thistle and
Volunteer require enormous crews, and they are
the most expensive that float to keep In commits
sion.
NOBLY AND FAIRLY BEATEN.
On board the Royal Clyde Flagship Mohican,
which accompanied the racers were Commodore
Carruthers, OF the Kingston Yacht Club; Sir Lionel
West, British minister TO the United States; Capt
TinSon, Mr.. William Clark, OF Newark, and Mrs
Bell Bel, OF the Thistle All on board soon gave up
dence in the ability OF the Thistle to win was OF
the frmest. "Never mind" she said: at Is ac-
knowedged that the Thistle is weaker than the
| volunteer sailing in the wind, but hope she'll
make IL up on the run home" .'ThereS no uues-
ton which Is the better boat, said Mr.. Robert
Clark. Il Was not satisfied Tuesday, but am to-
day. This IS fair race and we are fairly beaten"
Mr. Bell said subsequently,: ''Of course am sadly
disappointed at the result, but the Volunteer has
certainly beaten us nobly and fairly. After all it
must be the center-board which has done It,"
1.-The Volunteer Is treating the Thistle lust as
the Thistle treated the Trek" said CAPT Tlnson
as the Volunteer rounded the stake-boat. "It has
been nne race and Splendidly sailed. We are
sIiuarely beaten and must simply take it as the
fortune OF war. Or course all had faith In the
! Thistle. We would not have come over here with
a boat which we expected 10 be beaten, but there
Is no doubt nov which /, the fastest boat
IT WAS TIE CENrER-B BOARD THAT DID 1T.
There was little excitement in London OYER the
result OF the race except among Americans who
awaited with keen interest the bulletins an
nOuncing the progress OF the yachts Bulletins
were read at the afternoon performance OF the
Wild west Snow, and the result or the race was
announced at the evening performance.
The London Post says: "rhe American victory
Is complete although the result does not discretit
fairly shown that for the mere purpose OF racing
their center-oodrd sloop is faster than the Eng.
| ilSh deep-keeied cutter. 1t must be remembered
That the Thistle Is only the rrSt ATTEMPT to bOr.
row some OF the good qualities OF American boats
ana IL Is probable that the designer will prove
capable OF Iurther developing his model. The
| mere ltct tnal Tor three successive wears the
center-DOard has enphatcally had the best OF the
English Keel confirms the opinion that il we mean
4 ana hf.,.